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Sesshomaru's Beast

Chapter 3

I HATE You!!

Kagome sighed for the umpteenth as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Everything about her appearance was normal.

Except for the 'Property of Tashio Sesshomaru' written as large as possible in dark black ink on her forehead.

Apparently the 'tattoo' would stay for five days. It was used in certain ceremonies amongst demons.

She was not a demon as least not that she knew of. It was unnecessary to use such a thing on her. She did not let such a humiliating thing be brought upon her person without a fight though.

-Flashback-

Sesshomaru had brought her to what looked like a torture chamber, and forcibly strapped her down to one of the chairs. She was shaking like a leaf, praying to every god she knew that this wouldn't be too painful.

She opened her tightly shut eyes just in time to see Sesshomaru walking towards her with a box. He opened the box but she was not at the right angle to see what was inside. When he turned towards her she shut her eyes.

He gripped her chin.

"Do not move." He said. Like she would ever agree to that! Who did he think she was some skimpy little girl afraid of her own shadow?! Well he was in for a surprise.

With a strength she hadn't known she possessed, she pulled her arms free from their leather bindings. Shocking Sesshomaru and herself. She came out of her stupor first. She made a mad dash for the door but Sesshomaru snatched the scruff of her kimono before she could get too far.

He pushed her back down in the chair.

"Restrain her." He said out loud. Two guards that she hadn't even known were there grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides.

"Let me go!" She shouted struggling against their far stronger holds.

"Do not move, it will pass quickly." Finally giving up all hope for escape she shut her eyes and waited for the pain.

...That never came...

She felt a cool sensation run over her forehead like a brush. Then she felt his presence recede. She waited for something anything that would signify the start of her torture. She sat there for a good 5 minutes…not that she was counting or anything…when Sesshomaru told the guards to release her. They complied instantly.

"You are free to go, I expect you to be in front of my chambers at sunrise tomorrow." He then left. She stared at his retreating back long after it was gone.

"What did he do?" She checked her body for any signs of the unusual but found nothing, until she had run to her room only to pass by the mirror and spot the 'mark' on her forehead. She looked at it. Then rushed to the hot springs.

She scrubbed at that writing until her forehead was a fire red. But still the ink would not remove. It didn't even fade.

She had asked around until one of the older demon soldiers told her about the ink and what it was used for. She had screamed so loud she was unable to talk for the remainder of the afternoon.

Sesshomaru heard her scream and smirked to himself. The girl thought she could best him. There were other ways to handle disobedience. He had been wanting to try certain tactics for the longest time and Kagome was the perfect subject. She would be sorry she ever met him that day. He had also just found out that she was the mastermind behind his pink clothes. She would pay for that too.

-End Flashback-

'Sesshomaru has gone too far!' She thought. She sat down on her bed and planned the demise of her worst enemy, Lord Sesshomaru.

She had gotten to idea number 47: Replace Sesshomaru's shampoo with red and blue berry dye, when there was a knock at the door.

"Come in." She growled out. She didn't care about being rude right now. She was furious ...no... livid!

"Lady Kagome, Lord Sesshomaru has sent me to inform you that you are expected to dine with him this evening. He said that if you were not ready in a half hour he will drag you there himself." She scampered out of the room, after her brief speech.

Kagome sighed. Of course Sesshomaru would want to show his new artwork to all the important people around him. Well she wouldn't let him win. She looked at the mark one last time in the mirror and set to work.

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Sesshomaru pushed open the door to Kagome's room. He immediately closed it after he heard a loud ear-piercing shriek. He stood cautiously on the other side.

"What do you think you were doing?! Going in a girl's room without knocking! I wasn't decent!!" She bellowed from behind the door.

"You have 5 minutes to get decent or you will come as you are." He called back. He then heard shuffling around the room and incoherent mumbles as she got dressed. Just as he was about to open the door, she stepped out and he almost smiled at the sight. She had found a way to try and mask his punishment but it did a lot more than just display his name and she would learn that eventually.

She had worn a man's hakama and haori. They were just a plain blue. She had swiped them from one of the rookie guards, she would return them later. But around her forehead there was a matching headband with a crescent moon the symbol of the house on it. Anybody passing by would simply think she was representing Lord Sesshomaru's house, even though that was not the case.

"I see you are not proud to show the little symbol I gave you." Sesshomaru stated airily.

She gave him a glare that made him feel an emotion that could have been fear, though he wasn't sure.

"Actually milord I am proud to wear it, but alas I have a hideous blemish on my forehead. OF COURSE I DON'T WANT TO SHOW IT!" She shouted the last part.

"No need to shout, I'm standing no less than 2 feet from you."

"Not far enough though." She mumbled.

"What was that?" He asked even though he had heard her perfectly.

"Nothing, o great one." She muttered sarcastically.

"Watch your tone girl." He growled.

"I have a name and you would do well to use it demon."

"You have not had any hard punishment it would be wise to quit while you're ahead."

"Whatever you have to throw at me I'll dodge it by a mile." She said with confidence.

"Silence."

"Silence." She mouthed. He growled. Finally they arrived at the dining hall. He sat down at the head of the table and she made a move to sit in her pervious spot when Sesshomaru told her to again sit next to him. She was about to tell him off when her body started to move of its own accord.

'What's going on?' She panicked. It was like her body was a whole different being. It wasn't listening to anything she said. When she was firmly seated to his right, she slowly gained control of her hands and then the rest of her body.

She turned to Sesshomaru and hissed,

"What did you do?!"

"The 'mark' you bear is written in ink made be the blood of a dragon demon. It is usually used on rowdy children, to make them obey, but seeing as I have no heirs and you have the maturity of a child I deemed it fine to use it on you. The effects will last for about 5 days." He whispered in her ear.

"So you're telling me, I'm at your mercy for 5 days." She said more to herself than anyone.

"Hai, you are. So I would watch my actions if I were you." He said with a light shining behind his eyes that no one cared to identify.

"Ano…what mark are you talking about?" The Prince Akihiko asked, confused.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome.

"Remove your headband." He told her. She fought with every muscle in her body, she gripped her hands tightly in her lap and was shaking from the effort to keep them there.

Sesshomaru was mildly amused, most grown demons could not fight off the effects of the ink, which is why it was sometimes used in interrogation sessions. She seemed to be doing a relatively good job though.

'She is stronger than I gave her credit for.' He mused. While she was so preoccupied with keeping her hands down, he reached over and untied the knot in the back of her headband. It fell over her hands in her lap.

She looked down.

"Look up Kagome; it is rude to look down when dining with guests." Again she tried to fight it, but she was too drained from trying to keep her hands down. She looked up and everyone at the table stared at the words written on her forehead. Akihiko snickered and the rest of the table burst into laughter.

She looked down in shame.

Sesshomaru could feel the embarrassment and shame in her aura and felt oddly discomforted by it.

He was about to tell the rest of the table to be quiet when she abruptly stood up.

"Shut up, you annoying demons." The table quieted.

"Why should we listen to you, you're nothing but a pathetic human girl that has a funny mark imprinted on her forehead." Akihiko started laughing again after his unimpressive insult.

"Because, you pathetic demon are no match for me, it would be wise for you to do so." Her eyes were flashing a dangerous silver. Prince Akihiko stood,

"You think you would be able to take me on scrawny human." He squawked.

"Yes you stupid bird, I positive I can!" She lunged across the table and grabbed the prince by his neck.

"Get off me you stupid …human…" He wheezed out, she was cutting off his air supply.

"Remove yourself from my son!" The Eastern Lord, stood ready to slaughter this girl for even touching his son, but she turned around with a look in her eye that made him hesitate for a split second.

That was all she needed.

She jumped up from the prince and tackled Lord Akio to the ground knocking the wind out of him. They wrestled around for a while until Kagome pinned the lord's hands on either side of his head.

Sesshomaru decided it was time for an intervention.

"Get off, Kagome." He said calmly. She fought against the effects of the spell.

"NO!!...This demon thought he could take me, he should suffer the consequences of his actions!"

He strode over, picked her up and slung her over his shoulder.

"Put me Down!!" She hissed.

"Not until you learn to behave yourself." He boredly answered back.

One particularly hard punch to his lower back almost had him wince in pain.

This girl was strong!!

"Cease and desist." He said sternly. Too drained to even fight she went limp in his grasp.

She hung there watching the floor pass beneath her wondering where he was taking her.

They finally stopped. Or not. She wasn't sure; all the blood had rushed to her head making her concentration swim just a little.

She lifted her head a little; they were in a dark room. She couldn't see her hand in front of her face.

"Where are we?" She asked tiredly.

"Your new room." He answered.

"Ok." She was just so tired. Sesshomaru was a little disheartened by this. He placed her on the bed and took a step back.

"My chamber is located directly to your left. I do expect you to be waiting for me at sunrise tomorrow."

"Whatever." She replied flippantly. She laid down on the bed. All of a sudden she smacked herself in the forehead.

"What?!" She looked at her hand as if daring it to do the same thing twice.

"Be careful of how you treat me girl, I control you for 5 days." His voice echoed through the room. She spun every which way to locate him and give him a piece of her mind, but she couldn't find him.

She screamed in frustration.

"I Hate You!!" She shouted, not caring if she had woken anyone from their slumber.

She was going to get him back if she died trying. Tomorrow he was going to be sorry.

She drifted off with thoughts of ways to embarrass and humiliate Lord Sesshomaru.

The plotting smile on her sleeping face frightened the servant who had come in to check on her, he left in a hurry.

Sesshomaru had heard her scream and a twisted smirk appeared on his face.

It was just so much fun to torture her.

Although something would have to be done about her absolute defiance. She had attacked the Eastern Family today.

It was amusing, but wrong.

She was pretty strong for a human girl.

'Hn, maybe she could be trained in the ways of a warrior.' He mused. She had overpowered Lord Akio. He may not have been completely determined to be rid of her, but still he had demonic strength.

She did not.

'I will train her.' He decided. Tomorrow he would spend the day with her in the dojo seeing what she already learned and how far he could take her before she would break.

Tomorrow would be so much fun!

He too drifted off with thoughts of torture on his mind.

Thank god no one came into his room, they would have surely fainted from the evil smile caressing his face.

End Of Chapter.